Recent News

Area residents can enjoy a memorable evening during the holidays by participating in a Christmas Tour of Homes from 5 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 7 [MONDAY].

Participants will be able to tour four beautiful homes in the Ada area and enjoy refreshments at East Central University's Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center provided by Ada High School's ProStart culinary arts students.

Samantha Moreno of Marietta, a graduate student at East Central University, has been crowned Ms. Wheelchair Oklahoma and will compete in the national competition for Ms. Wheelchair America next summer in Long Beach, Calif.

Moving across continents and across cultures could be difficult for anyone. But several East Central University students made that move without complaints and with kudos for Ada and their ECU classmates.

They also will offer some of their native dishes at the International Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday [NOV. 20] in the Stanley Wagner Ballroom in ECU’s Memorial Student Union. Tickets are $10 per adult and free for children under the age of 5.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has made funds available for veteran students who are still waiting for their education benefit claim to be processed. Eligible veterans can receive up to a $3,000 advance which will be recouped from future benefit payments.

The Tiger speech and debate team from East Central University ranked first among Oklahoma colleges and universities in individual events competition at the Blue Dragon Invitational Nov. 7-8 at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College. Marissa Williams, Brittany Trail and Barb Tiry all brought home awards.

Have you ever wanted to experience the physical and cultural geography of places much different than your own? If so, a one-hour colloquium Thursday [NOV. 19] at East Central University will highlight an ECU professor's travels to northern Tanzania and southern Kenya.

A program explaining urban legends, those stories that circulate on the Internet warning about dangerous or disgusting situations, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday [NOV. 12] in the Linscheid Library instruction room on the library's main level.

Librarian Angie Brunk said she organized the program after hearing rumors circulating about restaurants serving dog or cat meat in their dishes.

French pianist Hugues Leclère will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday [NOV. 15] at the Ada Arts & Heritage Center, 400 S. Rennie. The free concert is part of East Central University's Concert Series and the Scissortail Arts Series and is sponsored by the ECU Music Department and the Oklahoma Arts Council.

East Central University's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students, faculty, staff, and community
interact to educate students for life in a rapidly changing and culturally diverse society. Within its service area,
East Central University provides leadership for economic development and cultural enhancement.